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The club is really pleased to announce that the Legless Frogs have snatched victory from jaws of defeat and that the date of the next 2cvGB National will be 03 - 06 June 2021. With your support we are sure this will be the biggest National Event the club has operated in some years and hopefully give us all the opportunity to safely share in each other’s company and celebrate once the lockdown situation is well and truly behind us. We know every one of you will get behind this event and make it an event to truly remember.

Important announcement from the committee.

Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on 10th May concerning the next steps. The 2cvGB committee have considered our position with regard to running events during July and August.

As a committee we feel there is still little clarity on what size of events are likely to be permitted beyond 01 July and there is a point beyond which we do not feel that we can continue to proceed with planning events which would either be unable to run, make a significant financial loss, or at worse run the risk of endangering the health and wellbeing of our members. For that reason it is with a huge amount of disappointment that we have asked the National Organisers to postpone the event to summer 2021 using the same venue. We’re delighted to confirm they have picked up the gauntlet and will be announcing a new date very soon. With your support we are sure this will be the biggest National Event the club has operated in some years and hopefully give us all the opportunity to safely share in each other’s company and celebrate once the lockdown situation is well and truly behind us. We know every one of you will get behind this event and make it an event to truly remember.

Of course we welcome comments from the members. Please remember to be respectful, kind and polite.

Dear meeting community,we now have sad certainty:Unfortunately there will be no DET this year.The CCRR as the umbrella organization and we as the organizational team have decided to continue and postpone the Germany meeting until 2022. We therefore cordially invite you to the27.-31.07.2022 to be there in Karlsruhe! Your pre-registrations remain valid.If you have to cancel, you will of course get your money back, but please let us know by June 30, 2020.We look forward to seeing you all at DET2022! Stay healthy!Your organization teamBrieschied, Falk and Rüdi

After consulting the Mayor of the City of Torun Michal Zaleski and the President of the ACI Stefan Joest, in the interests of the safety and health of ICCCR Torun 2020 participants and residents of Torun in connection with the coronavirus epidemic, we decided to postpone the date of conducting the 17th International Citroen Car Club Rally Torun 2020 on 3-7.08.2022. We are convinced that our decision will meet with the understanding of all Citroen lovers, and the ICCCR 2022 Rally will be a great celebration of the Citroen brand.

Rally DirectorCzeslaw NosewiczVice President of the Automobile Club of Torun

2cvGB thrives on the social interaction between our members and would usually encourage our members to take every available opportunity to gather and enjoy each other’s company. The recent developments concerning Covid 19 have (at least temporarily) put a stop to this.

As a responsible car club and in line with government advice, we would request that you (our 2cv friends) observe the requirement to remain at home and socially distance themselves, not participating in any gathering of two persons or more except when from the same household.

For this reason the club does not encourage members to take place in any meetings or gatherings and has postponed all 2cvGB related events at least until the end of June 2020. Any events taking place will not have the support of the club until such time as any restrictions are lifted. We plan to review this w/c 11 May and will make an announcement concerning future events at this time and in the subsequent issue of 2cvGB news.

If anyone is concerned about our plans or requires any further information then please contact me directly This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Please take care, stay safe and I look forward to socialising with you again soon.

The Federation recognises that you might be considering taking your historic vehicle across the Channel, or into the Republic of Ireland, this year.

You might be concerned about what will be different if the UK should leave the EU without any deal having been achieved.

In anything concerning this subject, in the first instance you should consult Government websites. As departments develop their plans, information is posted online on a regular basis.

The following are areas which the Federation considers you should think about if you are intending to travel, either as a driver or passenger.

You should consider your insurance, both vehicle and personal.

The Insurance Directive will cease to be effective and there could be changes to how claims would be dealt with. Ask your motor insurer.

You may require a Green Card to visit EU countries, and not all EU countries accept the same Green Card. Your motor insurer should know the various rules

Your European Health Insurance Card will no longer be of any effect. Thus you should consider establishing that your insurance cover includes full health insurance, including, if required, cover against the occurrence of existing medical conditions.

You may need any driver to acquire an International Driving Permit

You will require to show a separate GB plate even if your vehicle is identified as being registered in the UK by the EU ‘GB’ number plate.

The Roadworthiness Testing Directive will no longer apply. You may wish to submit your vehicle to an MOT test, even if it is exempt, so that you will be in possession of evidence that the vehicle has passed a roadworthiness test if local law enforcement requests.

Not all local Low Emission Zones currently exempt historic vehicles. There may be some which exempt only historic vehicles from the EU. You will need to check locally.

This advice must not be regarded as complete or accurate; it is offered only as a useful checklist. If you have specific questions, we will try to help, but in the current uncertainty, we will not necessarily know the answer.